The NFA jam is the reason why. These guys, as Phil puts it, were thoroughly psychedelized at this point. Just wheels turning. Fractals being painted. Mandalas written and blown apart.
Also, at on point in Promised Land Bobby says “hit it Keith” just before Godchau lays down one of his epic piano solos.
All cylinders baby.

I already reviewed this show on the other Soundboard and it is very much worth a Deadheads time.
Weather Report Part One -Well ,it got me thinking if the old 'Seasons of My Heart' tune which the Dead only played a handful of times 1969-1970 might have been some of the inspiration for WRS part one:
Seasons Of My Heart
Seasons come and seasons go
We get a little sunshine, rain and snow
Just the way that it was planned to be
But there's no season in my heart
While you play the leading part
There the flowers will bloom eternally
Chorus
Your leaving, it will bring autumn sorrow
And my tears like weathered leaves will fall
But spring it may bring us glad tomorrow
And darling, we could be happy after all
As it is in nature's plan
No season gets the upper hand
How I tried to bear this fact in mind
The trees are bare, the cold winds blow
But by experience we should know
Winter comes but the spring is close behind
by George Jones
Weather Report Part One:
Winter rain, now tell me why
Summers fade, and roses die
The answer came the wind and rain
Golden hills, now veiled in grey
Summer leaves have blown away
Now what remains? The wind and rain
And like a desert spring, my lover comes and spreads her wings
Knowing
Like a song that's born to soar the sky
Flowing
Flowing 'til the waters all are dry
Growing
The loving in her eyes
Circle songs and sands of time
And seasons will end in tumbled rhyme
And little change, the wind and rain
And like a desert spring, my lover comes and spreads her wings
Knowing
Like a song that's born to soar the sky
Flowing
Flowing 'til the waters all are dry
Growing
The loving in her eyes
Winter grey and falling rain
We'll see summer come again
Darkness falls and seasons change (gonna happen every time)
Same old friends the wind and rain (we'll see summer bye and bye)
Winter grey and falling rain
Summers fade and roses die
You'll see summer come again

7:25-8:40 of china cat gives me chills. One of the all-time greats.

A friend of mine at BU gave me this on cassette in bits and pieces back in the early 90's. Ill never forget the turn on it was for me, even though I had been cultivating a dead fascination since I was just 8 years old in '77 with Shakedown.
The Greatest, perhaps one of my favs from '74 ('74 being one of my overall fav years for GD and JG) is just sickly electrifrying. If only I could have been happily tripping on Magic Mushrooms there that day, but hey, thanks to the archive, I can do it from my home.
Peace

One of the finest moments of 74 maybe ever. Great show, phils up in the mix, which is always good.